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- There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective musty.
Factsheet. What does the adjective musty mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective musty. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective musty? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
How is the word musty distinct from other similar adjectives? Some common synonyms of musty are fetid , fusty , malodorous , noisome , putrid , rank , and stinking . While all these words mean "bad-smelling," fusty and musty suggest lack of fresh air and sunlight, fusty also implying prolonged uncleanliness, musty stressing the effects of ...
- Some common synonyms of musty are fetid, fusty, malodorous, noisome, putrid, rank, and stinking. While all these words mean "bad-smelling," fusty a...
- The synonyms malodorous and musty are sometimes interchangeable, but malodorous may range from the unpleasant to the strongly offensive. // malodor...
- While in some cases nearly identical to musty, noisome adds a suggestion of being harmful or unwholesome as well as offensive. // a stagnant, noiso...
- The words putrid and musty are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, putrid implies particularly the sickening odor of decaying organic...
- Although the words rank and musty have much in common, rank suggests a strong unpleasant smell. // rank cigar smoke
- Both stinking and fetid suggest the foul or disgusting. // prisoners were held in stinking cells // the fetid odor of skunk cabbage
Discover everything about the word "MUSTY" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide.
1. having a stale, moldy smell or taste, as an unused room, food kept in a damp place, etc. 2. stale or trite; worn-out; antiquated. musty ideas. 3. dull; apathetic.
A musty speech wouldn’t just be old-fashioned, it would be old in a bad way: rotten and boring. Definitions of musty. adjective. covered with or smelling of mold. synonyms: moldy, mouldy. stale. lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age. adjective. stale and unclean smelling.
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Adjective musty (comparative mustyer, superlative mustyest) Having a stale odor. 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter 12: "So, after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor.[…]It looked like a tomb and smelt pretty nigh as musty and dead-and-gone." Translations musty - having a stale ...
